“BARKSDALE AND THE PEACH ORCHARD”
Follow the Mississippian’s Assault of July 2, 1863
A Comprehensive Battlefield Tour
led by Licensed Battlefield Guides Ralph Siegel, Bob Baker and George Newton
with a Special Presentation by Licensed Battlefield Guide William T. (Tom) Vossler
Spend a weekend at either of Gettysburg’s premiere Bed & Breakfasts and participate in an exclusive Battlefield tour covering the artillery fighting at the Peach Orchard and the assault of Brigadier General Barksdale’s Mississippians on July 2, 1863.
One weekend ONLY: July 25th & 26th, 2008
Package Price is just $125.00 per person in addition to regular room rate and includes the following:
• 2 night stay for two at either the Cashtown Inn or the Doubleday Inn (including a full
hot breakfast served both mornings of your stay).
• Exclusive dinner at the Historic Cashtown Inn on Friday evening. Package includes a Dinner Certificate for $75 per couple (or $37.50 for single persons)*. Post-dinner presentation by Licensed Battlefield Guide Tom Vossler on General Longstreet’s countermarch.
• Private 7+ hour driving and walking tour with Licensed Battlefield Guides Ralph Siegel, Bob Baker and George Newton on Saturday, with lunch at O’Rorke’s Pub in Gettysburg.
• A “fireside” chat at the Doubleday Inn on Saturday night with Licensed Battlefield Guide Ralph Siegel, who will lead a question and answer session with cigars around the campfire on the Inn’s back patio overlooking the Battlefield.
Pricing for weekend package:
Regular room rate for two night stay (your choice of room and your choice of Inn – subject to availability) plus ONLY $125.00 per person.
To make a reservation for this fun-filled weekend, simply book the room of your choice:
Cashtown Inn: (717) 334 – 9722 www.cashtowninn.com
Doubleday Inn: (717) 334 – 9119 www.doubledayinn.com
Space and rooms are limited and on a first come, first serve basis!!
*Gratuity, Taxes and Alcoholic Beverages excluded from Gift Certificate.
Schedule of Events:
Friday July 25, 2008
2:00-5:00PM: Check-in at either the Cashtown Inn or the Doubleday Inn.
7:30PM: Exclusive dinner at the Cashtown Inn. After dinner, Licensed Battlefield Guide Tom Vossler will discuss Longstreet’s Countermarch and how this affected the timing and alignment of the troops as Longstreet’s flank attack commenced in late-afternoon of July 2, 1863. Colonel Vossler, U.S. Army (Retired), has extensively researched Longstreet’s movements and has located the exact route taken by Alexander.
Saturday July 26, 2008
8:00AM: Breakfast at the Inns
9-9:15AM: The vans will leave each Inn for the Peach Orchard. Along the way, we will drive the route taken by Alexander and later Longstreet’s troops as they positioned for their July 2 assault. This will include access to private property to show the location of a former bridge across Willoughby’s Run, which was used by the Confederates in 1863.
9:30AM: “Gunfight at the Peach Orchard”
The battle walk will begin at Warfield Ridge and lead to the Peach Orchard. The artillery fighting of July 2, 1863 between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. on this ground may have been the largest “direct fire” gunfight of the entire war! More than 100 guns in the battalions of Randolph, McGilvery, Martin, Henry, Cabell and Alexander moved to within range of each other quite by accident. Ralph Siegel and George Newton have studied this brief but furious engagement in depth – and have come to some startling conclusions.
12:30-2PM: Catered lunch at O’Rorke’s Pub in Gettysburg.
2:00-6:00PM: “Our loss was heavy. Every man acted the hero.”
The afternoon session will concentrate on Barksdale’s infantry assault. As the batteries exchanged fire, William Barksdale’s Mississippi Brigade listened to the boom of the guns as Union shells crashed through the trees above them. They were ordered forward and raced across the open fields and crushed the Union Third Corps. Bob Baker will follow their advance from Warfield Ridge to the Peach Orchard and onto the Trostle Farm as it chased down Bigelow’s retreating artillery. After an exclusive stop inside of the Trostle Barn, follow Barksdale into Trostle’s Thicket where he was mortally wounded. The tour ends at the Hummelbaugh House with several eyewitness accounts of General Barksdale’s death.
6:00-8:30PM: Free time for dinner.
Saturday July 26, 2008 (continued)
8:30-10PM: A “fireside” chat for all conference participants at the Doubleday Inn with Ralph Siegel. This is a great way to get those final questions answered. Ralph will lead an informal question and answer session around the campfire on the Inn’s back patio. Bring your brandy and cigars.
Sunday July 27, 2008
Breakfast and check-out. Tom, Ralph, Bob and George are available for personal battlefield tours on Sunday. Contact the Innkeepers or either guide directly to schedule an additional tour.
“GHOST WALKS ARE DEADLY!”
A Chilling Weekend of Spooks and Sleuthing in Gettysburg.
What happens when Ghost Walks Collide? - MURDER!!!!!
Spend a weekend at either of two of Gettysburg's premiere Bed & Breakfasts and attend an exclusive performance of the Village Dinner Theatre Players in an original, interactive Murder Mystery.
~See what happens when Gettysburg's “other- worldly” tourist attraction goes frighteningly awry…
~Watch the antics of this tongue-in-cheek performance and solve the murder!!!!!
One weekend ONLY: September 5 & 6, 2008
Package Price is just $85 per person in addition to regular room rate and includes all of the following:
2 night stay for two at either the Doubleday Inn or the Historic Cashtown Inn (including a full hot breakfast served both mornings of your stay).
Exclusive Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre at the Historic Cashtown Inn on Friday evening. Package includes a Dinner Certificate for $85 per couple (or $37.50 for single persons)*.
During the Dinner Theatre, watch as two rival Ghost Walks converge at the same time at the same location. As a casual guest, you are caught in the middle of the action.
With plenty of laughs, spirits, psychic phenomenon and a mystery that will leave you guessing, Ghost Walks will leave you in stitches! Guess “who dunnit” and win a prize basket!
Private telling by current owners of the History, Ghost Stories and on-going Paranormal Occurrences at the Cashtown Inn after the conclusion of the Dinner Theatre.
Saturday evening enjoy a private telling of the history and lore of the Doubleday Inn, the only B&B located directly on the National Battlefield. Our period dressed storyteller will cover the history of the Inn and surrounding area, including the famous Iverson’s Pits (located directly across the street from the Inn). Additional stories will highlight the history, folklore and ghostly occurrences of the town of Gettysburg and the Battlefield
Pricing for weekend package:
Regular room rate for two night stay (your choice of room and your choice of Inn – subject to availability) plus ONLY $85.00 per person ($170.00 per couple)
To make a reservation for this fun-filled weekend, simply book the room of your choice:
Doubleday Inn: (717) 334 – 9119 www.doubledayinn.com
Cashtown Inn: (717) 334 – 9722 www.cashtowninn.com
Space and rooms are limited and on a first come, first serve basis!!
*Gratuity, Taxes and Alcoholic Beverages excluded from Gift Certificate.
“Scrooged! The Ghosts of Christmas Past”
DUE TO OVERWHELMING RESPONSE
WE HAVE ADDED A SECOND WEEKEND FOR 2008!
A Spooky Yuletide Weekend in Gettysburg
Come, get in the Holiday SPIRIT !!!
2 weekends ONLY:
12/5 & 12/6, 2008
and 12/19 & 12/20, 2008
Spend a weekend in one of two festively decorated historic and “spirited” Bed & Breakfasts and partake in two nights of the chilling ghost lore of the Inns and the Area
Package Price is just $75 per person in addition to regular room rate and includes all of the following:
• 2 night stay for two at either the Doubleday Inn or the Historic Cashtown Inn (including a full hot breakfast served both mornings of your stay)
• Dinner Certificate for $75 per couple at the Historic Cashtown Inn on Friday evening*
• Private telling of the History, Ghost Stories and on-going Paranormal Occurrences at the Cashtown Inn in the original Tavern Room (Friday Evening)
• Exclusive Tour Access to the seldom visited basement of the Historic Cashtown Inn, reported to be one of the most active sites in the building (Friday Evening)
• Saturday afternoon enjoy light refreshments and tour the Doubleday Inn, the only Bed & Breakfast located directly on the National Battlefield.
• Saturday evening enjoy a private tour of Mark Nesbitt's haunted Ghosts of Gettysburg Headquarters and listen as a storyteller recounts the history, folklore and ghostly occurrences of the town of Gettysburg and the Battlefield.
Pricing for weekend package:
Regular room rate for two night stay
(your choice of room and your choice of Inn – subject to availability)
plus ONLY $75.00 per person ($150.00 per couple)
To make a reservation for this chilling yuletide weekend, simply book the room of your choice:
Doubleday Inn: 717 / 334 – 9119
Cashtown Inn: 717 / 334 - 9722
Space and rooms are limited and on a first come, first serve basis!!
*Gratuity, Taxes and Alcoholic Beverages excluded from Gift Certificate.
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